(72037) Castelldefels Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 December 2000 by J. Manteca at Begues.
Castelldefels is a millenary city 30 km from Barcelona, visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists each year because of its beaches, good weather and historical monuments, including a castle inhabited since pre-Roman times. An active astronomical society maintains a close relationship with the Begues Observatory.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Castelldefels is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Castelldefels is 1.80 au from the Sun and 0.826 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 72037 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 XN44 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.76 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.80 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 4.44° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.803 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.